The aim of the “Problem Shared” workshop series is to share best practice and to
assist operating authorities with basic skills development.

Experienced coastal engineers and contractors are invited to share their in-depth
knowledge and understanding with those new to the industry.

The workshop series commenced in 2010. Each year, Southern Coastal Group engineers
choose a topic relevant to coastal management or engineering. Andy was keen for the
workshops to focus on "the nuts and bolts of..." an engineering or coastal management
topic.

To date, workshops have been organised covering:

Every year SCOPAC hosts a field trip to a site of interest relevant to coastal management
or engineering.

The aim of the field trip is for experienced coastal engineers and contractors to
share their in-depth knowledge with the elected members of SCOPAC to raise awareness
of issues associated with the coastline.

Since 2010, fieldtrips have focused on the following sites along the SCOPAC coastline: